Description

2nd Type with heatsealed edge (current type). 30mm x 50mm

The 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse (4/19 PWLH) is a

cavalry regiment of the Australian Army. The regiment in its current composition

was formed in 1948 when the Citizens Military Force (CMF) was re-raised after

the completion of the demoblisation process following the end of the Second

World War and it was formed through the amalgamation of three previously

existing regiments. Through these predecessor units, 4/19 PWLH can trace its

lineage back to the 19th Century and today it is the custodian of the battle

honours earned by these units.  Between

1960_65 the regiment had a Regular squadron attached to it, although in 1965

this squadron was removed from the order of battle and its personnel used to

form a number of other Regular cavalry units that continue to exist in the

Australian Army today. These units subsequently served during the Vietnam War

and many of their personnel continued to wear regimental accoutrements while in

South Vietnam.

Today 4/19 PWLH is a Reserve regiment and forms part of the

4th Brigade, 2nd Division based in Victoria. Recently it was re-roled from an

armoured personnel carrier unit operating M113s, to a light cavalry unit

operating modified Landrover four-wheel drives. This was in line with the Army

wide restructure of the Reserve units of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps

(RAAC).